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A Star Is Born

2018 · directed by Bradley Cooper · 136 min
25,702 feet · Prominence
301st of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw72

Lifetime worldwide gross $436m, re-releases included; about $574m in 2026 money.

Rank497 of 11,051In 201819 of 303

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards90 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Original Song7 nominated Picture, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Original Song3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy60

Judged directly: Shallow; heavily memed, MC88.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.6 from 446kWikipedia67k views a monthAge8 years

Scored beside it · 550 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 72 praise 94 legacy 60averages 75, placing it at25,702 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

▲ Bradley Cooper▲ Sam Elliott

In these careers — elevation for this film

Bradley Cooper20,568 ftLady Gaga20,568 ftSam Elliott19,190 ftAndrew Dice Clay18,060 ftAlec Baldwin17,739 ftLuenell17,639 ft